Printers are rarely called "fun", but the pocket-sized Instax Mini Link is uniquely designed to be shared + invite creative collaborations.

Years ago while hosting a picnic, I made a bold request among my friends. I asked if they’d do me a small favor for the day and put away their phones while we were hanging out together. In lieu of their phones, I handed out a pair of Fujifilm instant film cameras to share/use during the duration of the afternoon. Over the span of several hours, and armed with several packs of instant film, these friends used the cameras to capture numerous moments of warm smiles and raucous laughs that I still often bring out to admire today, reminiscing how we had all once gathered to watch as our photos developed, eager with a level of anticipation no Instagram ever conjured.
While sharing photos by text, DM or via social media accounts have all become par for the course in the era of the smartphone, there is still a certain level of delight unique to printing out an image onto a real tangible photograph to share amongst friends. Instant photos reproduce moments with a degree of unpredictable imperfections, which strangely adds to their charm.
The Fujifilm Instax Mini Link Mobile Printer preserves the same unique features of their instant film camera counterparts, operating as a mobile photo printer with a dedicated Android or iOS compatible app. It also borrows some of the key image editing/customization features we’ve...